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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    A swathe of size and experience is returning to the Tall Blacks for their looming Basketball World Cup qualification series against Australia

    A swathe of size and experience is returning to the Tall Blacks for their looming Basketball World Cup qualification series against Australia


    After not featuring at the Asia Cup in August - guards Shea Ili and Izayah Le'afa and forward Finn Delany are all back on deck.

    The big man trio of Sam Mennenga , Tyrell Harrison and Yanni Wetzell also return.

    Delany's been named captain for the two games in Hobart on November 28, and Wellington on December 1.

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    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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